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IVOW, Inc. (IVOW), a provider of disease management services for the treatment of chronic and morbid obesity, announced that it has signed an agreement with…

Providing nutritional information with high school cafeteria lunch choices not only helps students to make better food choices, but also improves the students’ satisfaction with school lunch programs…

The waistlines of children continue to grow, along with the concern about the problem. Two University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers are recruiting a school, parents and children…

AdipoR1 expression in intra-abdominal adipose tissue was not altered by obesity or diabetes.

“The effects of adiponectin on glucose and lipid metabolism are mediated…

Lifestyle changes including exercise training in overweight and obese adults decreased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and contributed to weight loss.

According to recent research from the United States, “High-sensitivity…

Psychosocial functioning improves following bariatric surgery.

“Morbid obesity is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality as well as psychosocial problems and poor quality of life. The ultimate goal…

Reduced access of macromolecules to insulinsensitive tissue in diet-induced obesity may contribute to insulin resistance.

“Physiological hyperinsulinemia provokes hemodynamic actions and augments access of macromolecules…

Subpopulations of people at higher risk for adverse events following bariatric procedures should be monitored more carefully.

According to a study from the United States, “Our aim was to…

Peptide YY levels increase after biliopancreatic diversion with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and may contribute to appetite suppression.

“The gastrointestinal peptide hormones ghrelin and PYY have been shown…

Peptide YY(1-36) and peptide YY(3-36) are involved in appetite suppression after weight loss.

According to a recent review from the United States, “Peptide YY…

Preventative cholecystectomy for a normal gallbladder is not necessary at the time of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

According to recent research from the United States, “Morbid obesity is…

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has lower costs and complications in bariatric surgery.

“Laparoscopic bariatric surgery has experienced a rapid expansion of interest over the past 5 years,…

Reports from Israel, Australia and Austria highlight recent research in obesity.

Study 1: Parent-only intervention appears to be the most beneficial for weight loss and healthy…

McDonald’s Corp., which has been criticized for marketing calorie- and fat-laden food to children, said on Wednesday it is partnering with leading biomedical scientists to fund research and programs aimed at…

Hospitalized anorexic patients who take part in a light resistance training program experience increases in knee and elbow strength, South African investigators report in the International Journal of Sports Medicine.

“The…

Obese children and adolescents are apt to have weaker bones than their normal-weight peers, a study confirms. The study also shows that a combined nutritional-behavioral-physical activity intervention can help…

A long-term study of the elderly has revealed that their average rate of weight loss doubles in the year before symptoms of Alzheimer’s-type dementia first become detectable.

The finding may be…

Scientists believe they may have found something to combat obesity and it may also help prevent the onset of diabetes.

The find, an edible seaweed containing the carotenoid fucoxanthin, when fed to…

Weight loss is the key factor in reducing diabetes risk for high-risk, overweight individuals, a new study shows.

Participants in the intensive lifestyle intervention portion of the Diabetes…

New research indicates that an extract from the Korean pine nut could be effective in treating obesity by suppressing the appetite, an expert on obesity said on Friday.

“We…

A low dose of the diet drug orlistat, coupled with a reduced-calorie diet, leads to significant weight loss and improved lipid and blood pressure profiles and is well tolerated, according to…

Britain’s increasing number of obese adults and children face twice the risk of losing their sight from a range of degenerative eye conditions, a report from the Royal National Institute…

A new research study of children’s growth, published in the September issue of Pediatrics, can help parents and pediatricians determine the risk that a child will be overweight at age…

Juvenile delinquents are more likely than their law-abiding peers to use unhealthy behaviors to control their weight, such as fasting, vomiting and taking diet pills, a study shows.

Delinquent teens are…

According to a new UK government report, if current trends continue, by the year 2010, 12 million adults plus 1 million children in England will be obese.

The report, “Forecasting…